Mason Jar Miso Ramen Soup

Gone are the days of tomato soup splattering in the office microwave. Prep and build these soup jars on Sundays, and you’ll have a warming, homemade lunch every day of the week. All you need to do is add hot water at lunchtime, which will cook the noodles and bring the flavors of the jar to life. Before digging in, drizzle with some soy sauce and sriracha (which you can keep handy at the office). Feel free to experiment with all sorts of veggies—both spinach and bean sprouts would be tasty additions. For bolder flavor, add more miso, or some chili-garlic sauce.

Gone are the days of tomato soup splattering in the office microwave. Prep and build these soup jars on Sundays, and you’ll have a warming, homemade lunch every day of the week. All you need to do is add hot water at lunchtime, which will cook the noodles and bring the flavors of the jar to life. Before digging in, drizzle with some soy sauce and sriracha (which you can keep handy at the office). Feel free to experiment with all sorts of veggies—both spinach and bean sprouts would be tasty additions. For bolder flavor, add more miso, or some chili-garlic sauce.

Ingredients

Check2teaspoons white miso paste

Check1teaspoon minced fresh ginger

Check½teaspoon minced garlic

Check½ carrot, peeled and sliced into thin matchsticks

Check¼cup shiitake mushrooms, thinly sliced

Check⅓cup shredded bok choy, stems removed

Check3ounces (½ cup) extra-firm tofu, cut into ½” cubes

Check2ounces dry rice noodles

Check1 scallion, thinly sliced

Check Soy sauce, to taste

Check Sriracha, to taste

Directions

Add the miso paste, ginger, and garlic to the bottom of a 1 quart wide-mouth mason jar. Top with carrots, mushrooms, bok choy, and tofu. Add the rice noodles, breaking them to fit. Top with scallions and screw on the lid.

When ready to eat, unscrew the lid, and add boiling water to the jar to cover the noodles. Replace the lid, swirl the jar around, and let sit for 8 minutes until the noodles are soft. Pour into a bowl, and add soy sauce and sriracha to taste.